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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth sparred with Democratic lawmakers during a nearly six-hour-long hearing, in his first time facing questions under oath since the start of the Iran war. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

The three octogenarian nuns, who made headlines last year after they broke back into their convent, joined others at St. Peter's Square for a general audience with Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday morning.(Image credit: Joe Klamar) Article Attribution | Read More at Article...

The case stems from a 2025 Instagram post shared by Comey, which contained a photo of seashells on a beach arranged to read "86 47". "Eighty-six" is a slang term for "get rid of", and prosecutors allege it encourages violence against Trump, the 47th president. Article...

The Pentagon estimates the war has cost $25 billion over the past two months. In congressional testimony, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not say when the war might end. (Image credit: Rod Lamkey Jr.) Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

Lindsay James, investment strategist at Quilter, said that the impact of the war so far in the UK has been largely limited to higher petrol and diesel prices, but "every day that passes without a resumption of supply sees the risk of physical shortages and steeper...

In the warm sun, gathering handfuls of hard olives promised a taste of home that residents of a village in the Homs countryside had been missing for nearly 14 years of civil war. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

Annie Shiel, a former US official who worked on civilian harm reduction at the state department, said previous cases followed a pattern where the US had "come out and said 'it was not us', only for media and [non governmental organisation] reporting to show that in...

An appeals court sentenced ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol to 7 years in prison for resisting arrest and bypassing a Cabinet meeting before his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024.(Image credit: Ahn Young-joon) Article Attribution | Read More at Article...

Against the backdrop of an energy crisis and a warming planet, more than 50 countries have come to Santa Marta, Colombia, to discuss concrete ways to phase out oil, gas, and coal.(Image credit: Raul Arboleda) Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

The European Union accused Meta on Wednesday of failing to stop underage users from accessing Facebook and Instagram, in violation of the bloc's digital rules that require sites to protect minors.(Image credit: Jeff Chiu) Article Attribution | Read More at Article...

Basel Zaraa was a Palestinian refugee. When his 5-year-old daughter started asking him questions, he told her this story. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Lord Peter Ricketts, a member of the House of Lords and a former British diplomat, about King Charles' visit to the U.S. during a tumultuous time. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source